Case med school, UH boost collaboration

Doctors at Case Western Reserve Universitys School of Medicine and University Hospitals of Cleveland now will operate as one large physician practice group.
The new group is expected to make operations within the two organizations more efficient. Previously, physicians were split into 20 practice groups, all focusing on different medical or surgical specialties.
Under the agreement, Case will oversee all educational and research programs. Cases School of Medicine also will administer any research grants that are carried out by UH-based clinical departments, with Case serving as the grantee. The only exception will be for industry-sponsored clinical trials.
UH will assume primary responsibility for hospital operations, faculty practice operations and the budgets of each clinical department. However, Case and UH together will oversee the chairs of each clinical department, even sharing recruiting and salary costs.
The two institutions jointly will manage research, educational and clinical activities within Case and UH. The Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Research Building will remain as the flagship collaboration between Case and UH, with both entities still investing in translational and disease-oriented research.